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In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. discovery of their error in going to war, united the virtue
of curing our internal ills, they might in my humble judgment, long since have ...
In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. discovery of their error in going to war, united the virtue
of curing our internal ills, they might in my humble judgment, long since have ...
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In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. " ate."* To the donble objeet, therefore of prejudicing
the royal mind, and making parliament their instrument, all their art was directed,
and ...
In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. " ate."* To the donble objeet, therefore of prejudicing
the royal mind, and making parliament their instrument, all their art was directed,
and ...
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In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. Those who took an early part in depreciating the natural
and proper supports of legitimate sovereignty, in our limited government, and in ...
In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. Those who took an early part in depreciating the natural
and proper supports of legitimate sovereignty, in our limited government, and in ...
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In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. than as they can be made productive of taxes and
mercenary soldiers ; of such state rulers, war is the favourite employment,
because to ...
In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. than as they can be made productive of taxes and
mercenary soldiers ; of such state rulers, war is the favourite employment,
because to ...
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In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. not attribute the Declaratory Act, asserting that which is
the very compendium of despotism, to the spontaneous motion of Lord ...
In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford John Cartwright, John
Russell Duke of Bedford. not attribute the Declaratory Act, asserting that which is
the very compendium of despotism, to the spontaneous motion of Lord ...
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Page 106 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 61 - When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its parent, and to reflect with a true filial resemblance the beauteous countenance of British liberty, are we to turn to them the shameful parts of our Constitution ? are we to give them our weakness for their strength?
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Page 14 - States and a corresponding amendment of the Constitution, be applied in time of peace to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education and other great objects within each State. In time of war, if injustice by ourselves or others must sometimes produce war, increased as the same revenue will be...
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Page 66 - ... convicted, shall be subject and liable to such pains and penalties, as by any law now in force persons convicted of wilful and corrupt perjury are subject and liable to.
Page 14 - ... the revenue thereby liberated may, by a just repartition among the states, and a corresponding amendment of the constitution, be applied, in time of peace, to rivers, canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education, and other great objects within each state.
Page 158 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament.
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| Title | The State of the Nation: In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of Bedford |
| Authors | John Cartwright, John Russell Duke of Bedford |
| Publisher | B. Flower, 1805 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 173 pages |
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